2007 January

And some days are just kinda like that

There’s not much for me to report on the writing front today.  I’ve taken a much needed break from everything, and spent most of the day staring at FoodTV, which in itself could sound boring if I wasn’t an avid foodie.
Tomorrow will bring some very useful information, I’m sure.  I have to dive back into [...]

It’s always good when…

My dear friend Dawn Montgomery has just gotten news of her first release. It’s really what we all live for as writers. She has just crossed the line to Author.
For those of you who do not appreciate adult overtones or story lines, then her tale is not for you. For those who [...]

Emotions: your character’s and your own

I wrote a chapter of “Fae Death”, a work I’m collaborating on, the other night. It wasn’t very lengthy, only around 2,000 words, but by the closing sentence I was exhausted, both physically and emotionally. I couldn’t bring myself to do so much as look over what I’d written until the next morning.
Was [...]

You have to start somewhere

It all begins with the first sentence. Whether that be “It was a dark and stormy night” or “The clouds boiled over Dunnigan’s head, but the torrents of rain they poured on him were far lighter than his spirits”. Either way, the tale has begun. (I prefer the second, don’t you?)
In the [...]